Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 30, 2019

Transcript of How Reducing Friction Increases Revenue written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Like if you go to Walmart, buy a product, it’s probably in one of these plastic blister packs. And not only did people like the packaging, the reviews on those products improved. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

Revenue 58

Revenue SEO Texas Minnesota 58

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

The ripple and feedback effect of all of these closures will have a major impact on our economy, as each industry that gets impacted puts people out of work, and those laid off workers don’t buy products and services. Next, take a look at your actual revenue each month – not forecast, but real revenue coming in each month.

Burn Rate 436

Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. They are hard to do in a company that excels at products. What’s Missing?

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. They are hard to do in a company that excels at products. What’s Missing?

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

MAY 21, 2020

Offer their employer an incentive to compensate for lost productivity – until a vaccine is available. For example, car accidents ~ 39,000 deaths in 2019 and over three-fourths of a million dead since 2000, ~ 70,000 drug overdose deaths in 2019 and over three-fourths of a million dead since 2000.

South Korea 436

South Korea Italy Spain China 436

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Matt Blumberg has a new book out titled Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.

Fractional CTO 70

Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 70

YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

President Obama plans to support this recovery and growth with the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership initiative, working to ensure that innovative products are created in the United States. The poultry and livestock industry recently added $19 billion in tax revenues for the U.S. million in tax revenue. million in tax revenue.

Iowa 176

Iowa Technical Review India United States 176

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2010

The company loses customers, then revenues and profits decline and it eventually gets acquired or goes out of business. He believed that large companies handle sustaining innovation – evolutionary changes in their markets, products, etc. Over time, innovations outside the company (demographic, cultural, new technologies, etc.)

Search 242

Search Agile Customer Development Technical Review 242

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Up until late August, Lightning Labs had capped the channel capacity and payment size for users of their popular implementation of the network to ~$2000 USD and ~$500 respectively to better protect user funds with experimental software. . And >40% of that revenue is coming from in-game purchases. 3) Exchanges + HFTs.

Networking 168

Networking Global OTC Security 168

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

Growing Your Audience (And Your Revenue) With A Book written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Matt Briel In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Matt Briel. Questions I ask Matt Briel: [1:29] Could you tell us about the origin story of Lulu and how did it come to be? [2:25]

Audience 88

Audience Revenue Distribution Differentiation 88

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. You’d think that no one could recreate a product so sophisticated and advanced as space rockets, right? With enough resources, products can always be copied. It’s tough to compete on product alone and you’re likely to see diminishing returns.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. side note: our last fund at GRP Partners is currently ranked as the 5th best performing fund of the year 2000.

LP 311

LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

My competitors from those days STILL love to talk about how much money we raised in February 2000 (get over it already!). Our product releases took longer to ship than we had hoped. We kept reading about their customer wins, their product releases and their biz dev deals. They haven’t hit their revenue targets.

PR 331

PR Software Review Ireland Germany 331

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

I am always surprised when critics complain that the Lean Startup’s Build, Measure, Learn approach is nothing more than “throwing incomplete products out of the building to see if they work.”. Back then, an entrepreneur used a serial product development process that proceeded step-by-step with little if any customer feedback.

Lean 120

Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 12, 2010

A disruptive product causes such a large market shift that entire companies collapse (the ones who don't "get it") and new markets appear. It's hard to think of disruptive technologies or products that didn't take many millions of dollars to implement. Disruptive" is the in-vogue word for the opposite of "incremental improvement."

Technical Review 243

Technical Review Software Review Engineer Search 243

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. Thank you for the kind introduction. I’d like to start with a request.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

You’re unlikely to want to make this sort of investment with the product or the market not yet validated. As ever, prices still determined by: quality of team, quality of product / market and competitiveness of the deal. million post-money valuation with no revenue. It was early 2000. I raised my A round at a $31.5

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. I understand his frustration.

Open Source 150

Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. Customer segmentation is essential , not just to identify where buyers pull back but also to “reveal products primarily purchased by people still willing to pay full price.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

The Sandbox is designed to accelerate the process of business creation through a 12-week experiential-based program, producing either investment-ready firms or ready-to-go, revenue-generating entities. This year, the ETTC graduated its first company, Dysonics, a startup based on audio technology research. Harvard Innovation Lab.

Incubator 202

Incubator New York City Boston Intellectual Property 202

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 22, 2018

Tell us about your products and services. The Small Business and Mindful Caring Divisions taking off and eclipsing the revenue generated from Home Care. To get this award knowing there are 2000 speakers in this group, is a great honor to me. . Hurricane Marketing Enterprises belongs to HIM (haha). How do you help clients?

Entrepreneur 90

Entrepreneur Technical Review Programming Naming 90

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

One of the greatest threats to long-term success is when companies aren’t vigilant enough about responding to the changes in their market—whether it’s by failing to spot product or channel fatigue, acknowledge new competition, make needed updates to products or marketing adjustments in a timely fashion, or embrace new technology coming online.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Algorithm Channel Analytics 127

Where to Play

AUGUST 18, 2020

In 2000, they included tentage into their portfolio and since then they have established themself as a premium brand in marriage event management. Time to revenue is low due to short transactional volume and the short sale cycle. The time to revenue is much longer due to the seasonal and B2B nature of this opportunity.

Pakistan 62

Pakistan Sales Cycle Marketing Technical Review 62

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

If you’d still like to be running the company in 10 years time, you’re probably going to want to ensure that exit plan comes in the form of a steady revenue stream that allows you to pay off investors; an IPO instead of a buy-out; or simply opt for a different strategy – your own funds or private/government loans and grants.

Small Business 154

Small Business Exit Strategy Cofounder Angel Investor 154

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. That’s because every hour you spend managing your employer-provided health insurance is another hour you are not spending managing and improving your product or service.

Software Review 224

Software Review Employee Retention Government 224

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

The Science of Productivity: How To Get More Done In Less Time - [link]. The Science of Productivity: How To Get More Done In Less Time – [link]. A VC: MBA Mondays: Revenue Models – Subscriptions – [link]. Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

in February 2000 – part time, with the goal to quit my full-time job within one year. By the end of December, 2000 I had sold over $100,000 in Hunter Douglas shadings, through my company, Custom Blinds for Less, Inc. I started this in business part-time, in 2000, loaded with a prayer and a fully stocked min-van.

Balance Sheet 98

Balance Sheet Design Founder Omaha 98

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. Huge downturns have a real impact on the revenue line of start-ups and therefore the pressure on valuations. But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary.

Burn Rate 263

Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Or this: “Apple doesn’t do loyalty because they produce outrageously awesome products.” If you own an Apple product, you know what I’m talking about. Of course incumbents cannot be expected to jeopardize their revenue streams or investments in CRM platforms with new concepts that wipe out the need for their current solutions.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Hurricane Irma had a major negative revenue impact on one whose fall book of business was mostly in Florida. Two of them made some major product directional changes based on the founder’s judgment and the feedback he was getting from partners and customers. But, credit is due to all these CEO’s for perseverance. Do the math.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Atlanta Software Review Early Stage 48

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! If you are interested the Vimeo is here. That asset class need not represent the broader market. and profits!

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000. Secondly, developers are more productive. Horace Dediu, Asymco. Currently, the S&P is trading at 22x.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 76

Berkonomics

APRIL 9, 2020

And these are indeed strange times, especially if you haven’t lived through 2000-2002 and 2007-2008 recessions and difficulty in finding money from banks and investors. With today’s rapid obsolescence, that could be the entire life cycle of the product itself, lost because of being slow to market. The simple economic truth.

Differentiation 62

Differentiation Revenue Cost Operations 62

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2022

When I next checked my e-mail, there it was, an e-mail from Alan giving me early access to the product. They can’t try your product. If you can’t do that, you’re probably going to find starting up a $100mm annual revenue very difficult. And that was it. He walked off. I had plenty of time to ask questions and test it all out.

United States 157

United States Naming Conversion Community 157

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Funding Problem. The Exit Problem.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Article: Behind Every Great Product. I titled the paper, “Behind Every Great Product” and it was inspired by the classic Good Product Manager / Bad Product Manager by Ben Horowitz. The paper proved popular and helped many teams to get a better understanding of just what product was all about.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60